Dustin Ortiz def. Matheus Nicolau at UFC on FOX 30: Best photos

Ortiz (19-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) stopped Nicolau (13-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) with a big head kick and follow-up punches to get the win at the 3:49 mark of the first round. Ortiz set up the kick several times before finally landing it clean enough to put Nicolau on the canvas, and things were over shortly after.

The flyweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC on FOX 30 event at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of the rest of the card on FOX.

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Nicolau looked for kicks early, and so did Ortiz. But Nicolau’s landed harder 45 seconds in and took Ortiz to the canvas with a low kick. Ortiz popped back up and looked for an opening, but found himself eating a couple more kicks from Nicolau. Nicolau landed a left a moment later that popped Ortiz’s head back.

But Ortiz stayed patient, and after looking for a way to land a high kick, he finally got one through. Ortiz threw a high right kick and landed it on the button. And even though Nicolau had his glove up to block the kick almost perfectly, he hit the canvas. Ortiz was all over him and landed punches until Keith Peterson stepped in to seal the upset.